Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0697
- Creators:
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Information, Technology and Society
Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Dates:
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1950-1985.
- Languages:
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- Physical Description:
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- Repository:
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Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Reference materials, including photographs, internal memoranda, newsletters and other printed material, relating to various Texas Instruments' products.
Arrangement
Arrangement
1 series, organized by product.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Texas Instruments was started in 1930 as an oil exploration company called Geophysical Science. It quickly branched overseas and into other fields of technology, changing its name to Texas Instruments in the 1950s. The company was the first to mass-produce silicon transistors and designed the first transistor radio in the 1950s, the first hand-held calculator in 1967, and the first single-chip microcomputer in the 1970s, in addition to many other innovations.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Collection donated by Texas Instruments in 1987.
Custodial History
Texas Instruments donated several hundred artifacts to the Division of Information, Technology and Society (then called the Division of Electricity and Modern Physics, Department of the History of Technology, now Division of Medicine and Science) in 1987. In 1999, the archival portion of the collection was transferred to the Archives Center.
Processing Information
Collection processed by NMAH Staff, undated.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Preferred Citation
Texas Instruments Reference Collection, 1950-1985, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Keywords
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
P.O. Box 37012
Suite 1100, MRC 601
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
archivescenter@si.edu
